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PTO director David Kappos will step down in January

David Kappos has overseen a sea change for the patent system, but now he is leaving his post as office director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), effective January 2013.
9 minute read

Inside Counsel

Cravath doles out bigger year-end bonuses

Its almost the holiday season, and that means its time for law firms to start awarding their annual year-end bonuses.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Personnel updates from Weil, Gotshal and Jenner & Block

Last week, some important news broke concerning lawyers at two major law firms.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

3 keys to landing an inside counsel freelance job

Last month I suggested five tips for using inside counsel freelancers. Now its time to flip the coin and offer advice for inside counsel who wish to freelance.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

9 noteworthy in-house career moves

Charting some of the most recent GC and in-house appointments
19 minute read

Inside Counsel

Former antitrust chief joins Simpson Thacher

Earlier this month, Joseph Wayland stepped down as the acting head of the Department of Justices (DOJ) Antitrust Division, and has now announced he will be joining Simpson Thacher & Bartlett as partner.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

FTC loses general counsel, gains chief privacy officer

The Federal Trade Commissions (FTC) general counsel, Willard Tom, has stepped down from his post in order to return to work in the private sector, according to an announcement made by FTC chairman Jon Leibowitz.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Law schools cut size of entering classes, adjust curriculums

Recently we reported that despite the fact that there has been a slight increase in jobs in the legal sector, the overall demand for legal services in the U.S. has declined for the second quarter in a row.
6 minute read

Inside Counsel

Penn State’s GC was criticized too harshly for her role in the Sandusky scandal

Pennsylvania State University never had a general counsel until January 2010, when then-University President Graham Spanier appointed Cynthia Baldwin, a private practice lawyer and former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice, to the position.
16 minute read

Inside Counsel

Facts & Figures: GC pay rising faster than that of other top executives

From FCPA compliance programs to the top 50 law firms for women, an inside look at the numbers that count
11 minute read

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